2018
Bacterial Y RNAs: Gates, Tethers, and tRNA Mimics
Sim S, Wolin S. Bacterial Y RNAs: Gates, Tethers, and tRNA Mimics. 2018, 369-381. DOI: 10.1128/9781683670247.ch21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchY RNAsBacterial Y RNAsRing-shaped proteinSubset of bacteriaCharacterized organismsProtein partnersNoncoding RNAsTRNA mimicAnimal cellsHomology searchHuman RNAHuman cellsRNANucleotidesImportant targetBacteriaSystemic autoimmune rheumatic diseasesAutoimmune rheumatic diseasesSystemic lupus erythematosusCellsRNAsOrganismsSpeciesProteinLupus erythematosus
2014
Bacterial noncoding Y RNAs are widespread and mimic tRNAs
Chen X, Sim S, Wurtmann EJ, Feke A, Wolin SL. Bacterial noncoding Y RNAs are widespread and mimic tRNAs. RNA 2014, 20: 1715-1724. PMID: 25232022, PMCID: PMC4201824, DOI: 10.1261/rna.047241.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsY RNAsStructured RNA degradationRing-shaped proteinNoncoding Y RNAsBacterial physiologyAnimal cellsNucleotide modificationsDeinococcus radioduransPhage speciesRNA degradationTRNARo60 autoantigenRNAOrthologsNcRNAsSpeciesBacteriaExoribonucleaseRNAsRadioduransProteinRo60EnzymePhysiologyPhosphorylase
2008
Running Rings Around RNA: The role of Ro RNPs in RNA maturation and decay
Wolin S. Running Rings Around RNA: The role of Ro RNPs in RNA maturation and decay. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 527.3-527.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.527.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchY RNAsRNA bindsAnimal cellsRNA binding proteinRNA quality controlY-RNAsRo RNPsRNA maturationVertebrate cellsSmall RNAsCertain prokaryotesMammalian cellsD. radioduransLikely functionsStructured RNAsRunning ringsHelical portionBinding proteinRNABiochemical studiesEfficient maturationCentral cavityBacteriaProteinBinds
2006
Molecular Chaperones and Quality Control in Noncoding RNA Biogenesis
WOLIN S, WURTMANN E. Molecular Chaperones and Quality Control in Noncoding RNA Biogenesis. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia On Quantitative Biology 2006, 71: 505-511. PMID: 17381333, DOI: 10.1101/sqb.2006.71.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA quality controlNoncoding RNAsMolecular chaperonesSm-like protein HfqQuality control pathwaysRNA biogenesisProtein HfqCorrect foldingEfficient foldingAnimal cellsExonucleolytic degradationLikely functionsLa proteinControl pathwaysQuality control systemRo proteinRNACertain bacteriaProteinChaperonesCritical roleFoldingFunctional structureBacteriaQuality control